Complete Compromises: DC roads’ safety crisis is DDOT’s own making
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by David Edmondson (Contributor) • November 18, 2025
Opinion: Don’t be reassured when DDOT says it’s committed to road safety. Under the Complete Streets road-design philosophy, the agency can weigh safety as just one among many priorities.
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A light touch could bring homeownership back in the District
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by Stan Veuger (Contributor), Tobias Peter • November 19, 2025
It would only take a light touch to light the way for more homes in the District’s lowest-density neighborhoods.
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After decades of planning, the Blue Line Corridor’s promise must be fulfilled
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by Jazz Lewis, Bryan M Franklin, Kyle Reeder • November 17, 2025
Opinion: The Blue Line Corridor Coalition is bringing together public, private, and community partners to build on a rich legacy of Black excellence in Prince George’s County.
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Most people are fine with building housing in Chevy Chase
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by Dennis Sendros • November 20, 2025
Opinion: Three means by which people could share their thoughts about the redevelopment of the Chevy Chase civic core tilted toward pro-housing sentiment.
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Do Something #99: What bravery looks like
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by Dan Reed (Maryland Policy Director), Alex Baca (DC Policy Director) • November 19, 2025
This week: rejecting an outdated status quo in Prince George’s County; share your transportation time tax story with the world; come out to our happy hours; and how to avoid difficult conversations about density in the District.
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Adams Morgan’s streateries are overwhelmingly popular. Forthcoming requirements put them and others at risk of vanishing
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by Alex Baca (DC Policy Director), Pete Rodrigue (Contributor) • November 18, 2025
Pete’s on-the-street interviews find that streateries on 18th Street NW, which the District paid for but is, nonetheless, about to dismantle, are overwhelmingly popular. Alex ruminates on the connection between streateries and street closures.
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Emails to the editor: From Takoma Park to Commanders streetcar
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by Melanie Pincus (Associate Editor) • November 21, 2025
In this edition of emails to the editor, GGWash readers write in with thoughts about Takoma Park, Reston, cemeteries, bus shelters, and the Commanders stadium.
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